Abstract
The current economic crisis is reflected in lower capacity expansion or even capacity contraction, closing of distant activities and reduction of lead time. However, the locations of suppliers are strongly connected with the quality of agricultural products. The transportation from distant locations can largely affect the food production business in all aspects. The article presents how the Extended Material Requirements Planning (EMRP) model enables to evaluate perturbations in lead time and temperature, and shows how distant growing areas of agricultural products, and, as a result, transportation lead times play a crucial role in the net present value calculation. In this paper, we show the impact of choosing a less distant site for growing of agricultural products, and overlapping the transportation and quarantine lead times on decreasing the perishability, hence increasing the added value in multi-level food assembly systems. Also, a case study of Spanish baby food industry is presented, using the principles of the well-developed EMRP Theory.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ahvenainen R (1996) New approach in improving the shelf life of minimally processed fruit and vegetables. Trends Food Sci Technol 7:179–187
Ares G, Parentelli C, Gámbaro A, Lareo C, Lema P (2006) Sensory shelf life of shiitake mushrooms stored under passive modified atmosphere. Postharvest Biol Technol 41:191–197
ATP (1970) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Agreement Transport Perishables. Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage. http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp11/atp.html. Accessed 18 May 2013
Bogataj M, Bogataj L, Vodopivec R (2005) Stability of perishable goods in cold logistic chains. Int J Prod Econ 93/94:345–356
Bogataj M, Grubbström RW (2012) On the representation of timing for different structures within MRP theory. Int J Prod Econ 140(2):749–755
Bogataj M, Grubbström RW (2013) Transportation delays in reverse logistics. Int J Prod Econ 143(2):395–402
Bogataj M, Grubbström RW, Bogataj L (2011) Efficient location of industrial activity cells in a global supply chain. Int J Prod Econ 133(1):243–250
Commission of the European Communities (2000) White paper on food safety. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels
Francis GA, O’Beirne D (2005) Variation among strains of Listeria monocytogenes: differences in survival on packaged vegetables and in response to heat and acid conditions. Food Control 16:687–694
Gambaro A, Ares G, Gimenez A (2006) Shelf-life estimation of apple-baby food. J Sens Stud 21(1):101–111
Grubbström RW (1990) The distribution of an additive in a chemical process—an application of input-output theory. Eng Costs Prod Econ 19(1–3):333–340
Grubbström RW (2007) Transform methodology applied to some inventory problems. Z für BetrWirthsch 77(3):297–324
Grubbström RW, Bogataj M, Bogataj L (2007) A compact representation of distribution and reverse logistics in the value chain. Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana. ISBN 978-961-240-115-3
Grubbström RW, Tang O (2000) An overview of input-output analysis applied to production-inventory systems. Econ Syst Rev 12:3–25
Jacxsens L, Devlieghere F, Debevere J (2002) Temperature dependence of shelf-life as affected by microbial proliferation and sensory quality of equilibrium modified atmosphere packaged fresh produce. Postharvest Biol Technol 26(1):59–73
Kovačić D, Bogataj L (2011) Multistage reverse logistics of assembly systems in extended MRP Theory consisting of all material flows. Cent Eur J Oper Res 19(3):337–357
Kovačić D, Bogataj M (2013) Reverse logistics facility location using cyclical model of extended MRP theory. Cent Eur J Oper Res 21(1):41–57
Kovačić D, Hontoria E, Bogataj M, Ros-McDonnell L (2012) Application of the extended MRP theory to a baby food company. In: Babić Z (ed) Croatian operational research review, 14th international conference on operational research, Trogir, Croatia, vol 3, September 26–28, 2012, pp 41–51
Leontief W (1966) Input-output economics. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Lopez-Briones G, Varoquaux P, Yves C, Bouquant J, Bureau G, Pascat B (1992) Storage of common mushroom under controlled atmospheres. Int J Food Sci Technol 27:493–505
Orlicky JA (1975) Material requirements planning. McGraw-Hill, New York
Osvald A, Zadnik SL (2008) A vehicle routing algorithm for the distributon of fresh vegetables and similar perishable food. J Food Eng 85(2):285–295
Panozzo G, Cortella G (2008) Standards for transport of perishable goods are still adequate? Connections between standards and technologies in perishable foodstuffs transport. Trends Food Sci Technol 19:432–440
Paull RE (1999) Effects of temperature and relative humidity on fresh commodity quality. Postharvest Biol Technol 15:263–277
Sandhya (2010) Modified atmosphere packaging of fresh produce: current status and future needs. LWT Food Sci Technol 43:381–392
Sloof M, Tijskens LMM, Wilkinson EC (1996) Concepts for modeling the quality of perishable products. Trends Food Sci Technol 7:165–171
Tano K, Arul J, Doyon G, Castaigne F (1999) Atmospheric composition and quality of fresh mushrooms in modified atmosphere packages as affected by storage temperature abuse. J Food Sci 64:1073–1077
Tournas VH (2005) Spoilage of vegetable crops by bacteria and fungi and related health hazards. Crit Rev Microbiol 31(1):33–44
Verbič M (2006) Discussing the parameters of preservation of perishable goods in a cold logistic chain model. Appl Econ 38(2):137–147
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kovačić, D., Hontoria, E., Ros-McDonnell, L. et al. Location and lead-time perturbations in multi-level assembly systems of perishable goods in Spanish baby food logistics. Cent Eur J Oper Res 23, 607–623 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-014-0372-5
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-014-0372-5